Sunday Meatloaf

Picture Update: 3/3/13

One of my most favorite meatloaf recipes - a big hit with our friends the Akins too. And again, my 3 yr old, who doesn't eat ANY meat or ANY vegetables, scarfs this down! He loves this recipe of meatloaf!

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What you need:

• 1 cup stewed tomatoes (I use 1 can diced tomatoes, drained)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 medium carrot, grated
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 2 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
• 2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
• Ketchup

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Crumble bacon over mixture and mix well.

Shape into a loaf in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking dish (or whatever is clean :P).

Drizzle with ketchup.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is no longer pink and a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.

**I also like green bell peppers and onions in my meatloaf but didn't add them this time.

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